The following was originally published August 30, 2010 at http://wendyhalsey.blogspot.com/2010/08/crooked-smile-below-her-jaw.html
just finishing up my analyses and i came upon something...
denver often describes beloved's scar as "a crooked smile below her jaw."
she also talks about Beloved cutting her head off each night..."[beloved] didn't want to do it but she had to and it wasn't going to hurt. That is was just a thing grown-up people do."
Beloved is also constantly demanding Sethe smile for her--even when she is already smiling.
Perhaps the type of "smile" she is referring to is the one Sethe left her below her jaw when she killed her...and wants her to share the same scar...especially since she explains to denver that cutting off her head (and leaving her with a "smile" scar across her neck) is just a thing grown-ups do.
just finishing up my analyses and i came upon something...
denver often describes beloved's scar as "a crooked smile below her jaw."
she also talks about Beloved cutting her head off each night..."[beloved] didn't want to do it but she had to and it wasn't going to hurt. That is was just a thing grown-up people do."
Beloved is also constantly demanding Sethe smile for her--even when she is already smiling.
Perhaps the type of "smile" she is referring to is the one Sethe left her below her jaw when she killed her...and wants her to share the same scar...especially since she explains to denver that cutting off her head (and leaving her with a "smile" scar across her neck) is just a thing grown-ups do.
maybe ?